Chevrolet Bolt EV Battery Issue: What You Need To Know
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At the tail-end of last week, General Motors quietly acknowledged that certain early 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars had a fault inside their original battery packs which, in General Motors’ own words “lose propulsion before the customer expects.”
But what is the cause of the issue? How is it being identified? And what can you do if you’re a Bolt EV owner worried your car may need a replacement pack?
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Still enjoying my Bolt trouble free.
Quant si brutt e nun si capisc manc ò cazz
Sounds like the apologetics on Catholic Radio EWTN….
very interesting, thank you Nikki. . .but i don't think i need to cancel our 2019 Bolt order 🙂
My 6-month-old 2018 Bolt lost 40% of its battery capacity. The dealer said it checks out when they scanned it as all systems okay, but now I have a maximum of 138 miles which keeps me from driving to a city to which I frequently travel. The dealerships claimed it was due to cold weather but I store the car in a heated garage. Has anyone else faced this issue?
Once again you appear biased against the Bolt… Ruins your credibility.
Just wondering … Is this autor ugly woman or cool man ?
Now, I'd like to see a Bolt EV with an 80 kW/h-battery pack.
It’s a gm what do you expect. It’s meant to sell parts like any other American cars
"Teething Problems" are also known as "Design Errors" "Production Errors" : QA:QC problems : "Glitches" "Defects" "Oversights"
Long Life Lithium Ion Tricks
Avoid Fully Charging
Avoid High Heat hotter than 77 deg F
Avoid Parking in Direct Sun
Avoid Fast Charging (heats battery)
Avoid Charging when Frozen to 0 deg F
Avoid Deep Discharge below 10%
Keep the battery 30-80% charged for long life
Keep the car around 40-80 deg F as often as possible
Use Slower L2 charging or L1 charging at home
i am writing a marketing plan for the chevrolet bolt for a marketing class. does anyone know where i can get information on the general electric car market or any marketing info i can get directly from chevy or a credible website?
Still want one
The worst defect is the ugly and cheap looks of this insanely overpriced car.
Like with a gas (petrol) car though, surely the important issue is whether it is a faulty energy level measurement error, or the actual battery pack has faulty cells losing you range? IE Chevrolet/GM seem to be steering clear of admitting it's c**p batteries, preferring to imply it's a duff 'fuel gauge'? I agree they also are false about the procedure they are offering to cure the fault being 'service'. It's a major fault being done under warranty, concerning the single most important component in the car, and that is a recall in anybody's book. Incidentally, this clears up the first issue almost 100% making it likely not to be a measurement issue but a cell degradation issue. As for it being early models at the moment, that either means the battery cells have degraded over time alarmingly quickly, or that the measurement electronics have. Sounds like they would like to maintain vague ambiguity and say as little as possible all round to me. That's a real car maker of the trad old school – they won't admit to being 'in production hell'. Interesting that the EV owner you mention hasn't clarified whether actual loss of range was involved or just faulty measurement and reporting to the driver.
Sounds like the battery in my laptop.
So electric cars aren't ready for prime yet? Who would have thought that.
GM sucks, any car they create whether it's new or an existing model has many issues and recalls… And that's with the ICE engines they've been milking for decades
Miss Piggy should return to the muppet show.
I was one of the first Bolt owners in Southern CA and experienced the battery problem. The car showed 40 miles of range remaining when the battery died. Chevy called in tech experts from Detroit and they wound up replacing my battery.